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The VALENTICH File revealed
The Valentich mystery is punctuated with haunting, or rather more appropriately, taunting clues, that sets one off in all sorts of conflicting directions. Many have come up with all sorts of final solutions, that vary from the bizarre to the sublime. Did a UFO abduct Valentich? Did Valentich contrive the whole affair? Did he, as many think, crash into Bass Strait, leaving no trace? Or are other prosaic explanations involved? A multitude of various lines of enquiry radiate out in all sorts of directions. Most take us away from the facts of the matter, namely that no trace of pilot or plane have yet been found. The mystery resonates in the Australian consciousness in a place reserved for more mythic episodes like the haunting fiction of "Picnic at Hanging Rock". It has inspired dramatic works like the profound and confronting play "Sky" and the bizarre and striking TV mini-series, "Locusts and Wild Honey".
In November, 1982, I was finally given official permission to examine the Department of Aviation UFO files, but was specifically denied access to the Valentich files on the grounds that they were Air Accident Investigation files and not UFO files. Mr. Hughes of Air Safety elaborated, "the file concerning this occurrence is no more or less restricted than any other accident investigation file. As a signatory to the International Convention on Civil Aviation, we subscribe to the Standards and Recommended Practices contained in Annex 13 to the Convention, in respect of aircraft accident investigation, specifically, when it is considered that the disclosure of records, for the purposes other than accident prevention, might have an adverse effect on the availability of information in that or any future investigation, such records are considered privileged."
While in Melbourne examining the Aviation Department's UFO files, I was able to have a lengthy discussion on the Valentich affair with Mr. A. Woodward, the signatory on the official Aircraft Accident Investigation Summary Report, dated May 27th, 1982. He largely reiterated the official department line, emphasising that they were treating the matter as only an "air accident" investigation. He dwelt on a long list of prosaic explanations ranging from diorientation, suicide, to the unlikely prospect of the plane being struck by a meteorite, but conceded that the affair was still unresolved.
"So there is much that suggests a UFO connection with the disappearance of (Frederick) Valentich, but unfortunately a final answer eludes us, preventing the comfort of certainty... We must remember that a family waits for an answer that so far has never come. I hope that some day they will find that answer."


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(Sorry for accidentally posting this in the regular other three kingdoms game section first.)
As of now, a battle and menu system that resembles DoaE exists for VX Ace. An algorithm for rations use exists and actively works and can be edited at will. Unified party level exists but can be disabled for individual generals to gain exp separately. Damage algorithm exists and can be changed at will.
I plan to release a DoaE style VX Ace starter pack in the coming months. I still need things to make this happen. There is where the interested come in.
1. I need the NES sprites in VX Ace characacter sheet format. These include DoaE 1 and 2 character sprites.
2. I need tile sets for DoaE 1 and 2.
3. I need looped music from DoaE 1 and 2, OOG format.
4. I need the DoAE 2 faces in VX ace format. I already did the DoaE1 faces and assigned them all to generals.
Once I have these things, I'll release a pack and the general community can freely make games with far less limitations than rom hacking. Want to add Suikoden runes? There's a script for that. Want materia? Why not? Alchemy. Sure. Different party limits? Okay.
I can rip the sprites myself and arrange them, however; I'd rather use my time to flesh out all of the buildings, shops, ect for people to use as a template for DoaE. I'd rather set up battles at gates and towns for the starter pack that the user can study, then freely delete. I'd also like to take the NES sprites when finished, and convert them with NES recolor additions for variety, and then make SNEs quality sprites out of them with a wider color palette, highlights, shading, and outlines. That's a time consuming process that will be on me when the time comes. Please, if you're able, help make this a thing. The hard parts already done thanks to a Ruby coder being paid to craft the battle system and menu for me, and I'm going to allow free use of it!
I'd be great to see a DoaE moder like Sonic Penguin take interest in this user friendly system and lend his artistic portrait talents to expanding resources. Just saying.
Pictures are from during development, too lazy to take finished ones at the moment. The windows they display can be any color, solid, or translucent. Text can be any color as well.

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How to Make Rouge Tomate's Winter Citrus Punch
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Holiday baggage still weighing you down? Drink it off with this deliciously tangy juice blend from Rouge Tomate. The modern-American restaurant in New York's Upper East Side is lauded for its healthy, locavore approach to dining. Its cocktails—virgin and otherwise—adhere to these same principles, drawing on seasonal produce for nutritious blends that sing.
For a cold-weather, hangover-clearing elixir, Rouge Tomate head bartender Cristian Molina whips up the Winter Citrus Punch. "The citrus is just amazing right now," says Molina, who waxes especially poetic about clementine juice.
Molina takes advantage of citrus season by mixing a kumquat puree—made with whole kumquats cooked in orange juice and tangerine honey—with clementine, grapefruit, yuzu, blood orange, and lemon juices. He uses a citrus juicer for the all but the yuzu, which he buys bottled. "I tried juicing yuzu, but it was too hard," Molina laments. "They're so dry and expensive; like thirty dollars a pound."
He muddles a pinch of tarragon for a subtle anise undertone, combining the herbs and juices in a shaker with ice and a bit of white pepper. "I got the idea of pairing white pepper and citrus from the kitchen," notes Molina. "We at the bar are often inspired by the chef's dishes." Molina looks to white pepper for more than just its spice. "This drink that has a lot of citrus, and a lot of them might taste similar, yet they are completely different fruits. The pepper helps your tongue distinguish the different flavors, like the distinct tanginess of the kumquat."
He adds a candied kumquat to the glass, then shakes and strains, filling the glass with pebble ice. "I sprinkle black pepper on top, to signal the pepper inside. And I hide the candied kumquat at the bottom, so you have a nice, edible surprise when you're done with your drink."
Lively, bright and incredibly refreshing, this is the kind of drink that could make you forget about liquor altogether. Though that tequila-smoked sea salt variation that Molina mentioned does sound awfully tempting...
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Sinead O'Connor, in Facebook video, says she's battling mental illness
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — If Sinead O'Connor is in New Jersey, chances are it's not a happy story.
O'Connor, the Irish-born singer whose hits include Nothing Compares 2 U, Mandinka and Troy, is battling mental illness and a kidney stone while living in a Travelodge motel in Hackensack, N.J., she said in a video posted to Facebook on Thursday.
"I'm all by myself and there's absolutely nobody in my life except my doctor, my psychiatrist, the sweetest man on earth, who says I'm his hero, and that's about the only thing keeping me alive at the moment ... and that's kind of pathetic," O'Connor said. "I want everyone to know what it's like, that's why I'm making this video."
June 2016:Sinéad O'Connor shoots down suicide rumors, celebrates Brexit
May 2016:Sinead O'Connor resurfaces on Facebook
A posting on O'Connor's Facebook page early Tuesday morning stated that the singer was "safe, and she is not suicidal. She is surrounded by love and receiving the best of care," said the anonymous poster with access to O'Connor's page. "She asked for this to be posted knowing you are concerned for her."
On The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2007, O'Connor stated she had bipolar disorder, yet years later, on the show, she said she wasn't bipolar. In 2016, O'Connor was reported missing by her son Jake Reynolds, but she was later found at a hotel.
"Why are we alone? People who suffer from mental illness are the most vulnerable people on Earth," O'Connor, 50, said. "You've got to take care of us. We're not like everybody.
"If you have a family member that suffers from mental illness, care for them, tenderness, love, care for them. Visit them in the hospital, don't dump them in the hospital and bugger off."
O'Connor, known for her shaved head, has been a lightning rod of controversy throughout her career whose antics include ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live in 1992.
May 2016:Police in Chicago suburb find missing Sinead O'Connor
November 2015:Reports: Sinead O'Connor safe after suicide threat
The singer made headlines in New Jersey in 1990 when she insisted that the National Anthem not be played prior to her performance at the Garden State Arts Center, now known as the PNC Bank Arts Center, in Holmdel.
"I sincerely harbor no disrespect for America or Americans, but I have a policy of not having any national anthems played before my concerts in any country, not even my own, because they have nothing to do with music in general," said O'Connor at the time.
Then-Gov. Jim Florio mandated after the O'Connor incident that the National Anthem must be played at arts center events. The arts center is owned by New Jersey. Frank Sinatra, a Hoboken, N.J., native, went at her when he played the arts center soon after O'Connor's performance.
"She should leave the country. Her behavior is unforgivable," said Sinatra. "For her sake, we'd better never meet.'
Sinatra's comments were met with "thunderous applause," according to the Associated Press.
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The Amtrak Downeaster operates 5 round-trips daily between Boston and Portland, with two trips now serving Freeport and Brunswick, Maine. Downeaster Travel Packages are available in conjunction with our rail service. Day-trips, overnights and group travel can all be pre-arranged. FMI visit DowneasterPackages.com or call 1-888-574-0777.


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Perhaps you've seen the one-note wonder speaking at a conference. That speaker sees his speech as the event, an opportunity to push out ideas, rather than the start of an experience or conversation that includes others. It's the same approach bemoaned by Arik Hansen in Can great leaders be followers too? He describes one-note wonders this way:
These people who are too smart to think they couldn't learn a thing or two from anyone else at an event or conference. These people who are way too busy to sit in an audience and listen to someone else talk about their area of passion or expertise (God forbid anyone else steal the spotlight). These people who are basically saying, "I'm smart and I have no need to be here other than the fact that I want to tell you how smart I am."Having read that, it was all the more refreshing to find these two perspectives from women speakers:
- Let more people hear your music by widening the size of the hall, virtually: Amber Naslund, who hasn't yet made it to a TED conference as a speaker, nonetheless picks up on its tagline "Ideas worth spreading" and share these great ideas for 4 ways to give legs to your presentation. Her take: Using social tools to share your ideas, notes and slides can let your presentations "stretch their legs and visit new places."
- Use all the other players around you, and listen to the notes they strike to make a symphony: Philanthropy consultant Lucy Bernholz gave a keynote at a conference of philanthropy communicators, and writes here about how she started listening first to a conversation on Twitter that took place before the conference began, incorporated it into her slides, and continued relaying other conversations through this blog post. Here's her great speaker attitude: "I'm trying to see patterns in the chaos, connections between the dots, and links between the conversations. If I can find meaning from the rivers of ideas and offer insights then I can help others navigate the multiplying choices.
Learn how to be a dynamic speaker in my next two-day workshop, Good on Your Feet: A dynamic speaking skills workshop, November 3 and 4 in Washington, DC. And if you subscribe to Step Up Your Speaking, the free monthly email newsletter from The Eloquent Woman, you'll get 25% off the workshop registration fee. Go here to subscribe...then become a fan of The Eloquent Woman on Facebook and join the conversation with thousands of other women (and men) about public speaking skills and confidence.


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Any business that works in current economic conditions needs proper data analysis in order to boost its competitiveness. Efficient data analysis of every business process helps to see correlations between decisions and consequences that affect business.
OLAP is a method of data analysis and data representation that forms information into a multidimensional cube. This form helps better understand and process any amount of information.
Ranet OLAP is a rich business tool that provides users with a broad range of OLAP functions. Ranet OLAP tool is used for all the OLAP data analysis actions. It has a wide range of user-oriented and technical features:
- Rapid data process. OLAP cube allows to change data and see changes instantly. This feature is also used for what-if analysis;
- Object-oriented architecture. Users work with objects they understand: product, buyer, price. Via these objects they interact with data;
- Easy and clear interface and built-in tools that don't demand programming skills. Create customizable reports right in the app using built-in reports manager;
- OLAP cube is also used as a data warehouse. First it collects data from any data source - Ranet OLAP was designed to work perfectly with popular databases as Microsoft SQL, Pentaho Mondrian, icCube etc. After that OLAP data cube becomes an independent data source for pivot tables;
- Flexible filters to arrange OLAP data in tables to understand and demonstrate information;
- Rich dashboard of tools for data visualization.
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Join us for stories, songs, and activities, with time to socialize and play with the library's toys after storytime! These programs are intended for children three years old and younger, accompanied by a caregiver. Daycares, please call for separate appointments. For more information, contact the children's librarian at 215-685-1758.
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Convicted Ohio Amish leader says evidence weak
CINCINNATI – The leader of 16 Ohio Amish men and women found guilty of hate crimes for cutting the hair and beards of fellow members of their faith is arguing in a new court filing that federal prosecutors are assassinating his character in the face of weak evidence.
Samuel Mullet Jr.'s attorneys argue in the Monday filing that the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati should reject a request from prosecutors to uphold his conviction and 15-year prison sentence.
Mullet's appellate attorneys criticized the government's 64-page request as hyperbole and are asking the 6th Circuit to throw out Mullet's conviction and sentence.
The court could rule at any time. Mullet, 68, is serving his sentence in federal prison in Texarkana, Texas.
"Faced with weak evidence against Samuel Mullet, the government continues its character assassination, maligning Samuel as a deviant 'unquestioned,' 'self-appointed' and 'all-powerful leader,'" attorney Wendi Overmyer wrote in Monday's filing. "Even if the government's exaggerations were true, all defendants, no matter their conduct, are guaranteed constitutional protections and are to receive correct application of the law."
Overmyer argues that the government overstepped its bounds in prosecuting Mullet and that the hair- and beard-cuttings did not amount to hate crimes, but were family disputes that resulted in no serious physical injury.
The convictions stem from five attacks in Ohio Amish communities over the course of three months in 2011 in what prosecutors describe as apparent retaliation against members who had defied or denounced Mullet's authoritarian style in the insular community, which shuns many facets of modern life and is deeply religious.
"The victims were not chosen because they were Amish; rather, the victims and the defendants both happen to be Amish," Overmyer wrote. "The incidents were not based in anti-Amish bias. Most hate crime victims are complete strangers to the perpetrators, but targeted solely due to hatred of the victim's protected status, such as race or sexual identity."
Prosecutors argue that the hair- and beard-cutting amounted to ritualistic violence based on religion and were designed to shame fellow Amish accused of straying from strict religious interpretations.
"The victims were devastated and physically injured, and the assaults injected terror and anxiety into a community that awaited the next nighttime assault," prosecutors wrote in a Feb. 28 filing with the 6th Circuit.
Mullet's attorneys also criticized a federal judge's decision to allow testimony at trial that Mullet directed his daughter-in-law to have sex with him for religious reasons. They say the 2008 sexual conduct was unrelated to the 2011 hair-cutting incidents and had a highly prejudicial effect on jurors.
Prosecutors argue that the judge properly allowed the testimony, saying it showed jurors the high level of the control that Mullet exerted over his community's members.


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Parent company of Reader's Digest files for Chapter 11
NEW YORK -- The parent company of Reader's Digest has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than four years, saying it needs to cut its debt so it can keep restructuring.
RDA Holding Co. says it will keep publishing during the bankruptcy. It is aiming to be out of Chapter 11 within six months.
The New York company said late Sunday that it plans to cut its debt load by 80 percent during the restructuring, leaving it with about $100 million in debt.
RDA's Reader's Digest Association Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2009 in the midst of a recession and a drop in advertising and circulation. The company emerged from bankruptcy in early 2010.


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Juiced up
Food | The latest health trend to go mainstream extols liquified fruits and vegetables
by Sophia Lee
Posted 1/30/13, 09:15 am
LOS ANGELES—The drizzly rain splatters over the hooded heads of customers who line out the door of Beverly Hills Juice, a closet-sized juice bar in Beverly Hills.
About five customers manage to squeeze into the shop while one employee revs bananas and vegan "ice cream" into a Banana Manna Cacao shake. The other employee, a petite lady with huge plastic pink glasses, stuffs bunches of green strands into a gadget that churns out frothy wheatgrass juice.
The man who ordered the wheatgrass hands over a crumpled dollar and weaves his way out of the crowded space, gingerly holding his cup of bright green juice over his head. The girl who ordered the Banana Manna Cacao shake sticks a straw into the vapor-coated cup and sips deeply. She nods, smiling widely. "Right?" her friend yelps, "I told you it's good."
Beverly Hills Juice, a grab-and-go family-owned juice bar, has been gathering a loyal following since it opened doors in 1975. That customer base has ballooned during the last few years as juices have turned hip and trendy.
Owner David Otto is no pioneer. Juicing became popular when Dr. Norman Walker created a device specifically for juicing in the 1930s. Otto fell into the business by experimenting with his Champion juicer at home, after he turned vegetarian 40 years ago. But when he started selling juice, the kind of raw, fresh juices he made still qualified as a niche product identified mainly with zealous housewives and hippie health nuts.
Now, juicing is the next coffee. Just in Los Angeles alone, more than 20 new juice bars have popped up during the last three years.
The celebrity-endorsed Pressed Juicery, cold-press juicing since November 2010, burgeoned into a eight-storefront mini juice empire in two years. Plans for two more San Francisco storefronts are in the works and its front-door delivery service ships all over the country. Kreation Juicery, "kreating" custom juices since 2011, has already expanded to three stores in Los Angeles. Silver Lake Juice & Tea founder Baba Ji, who claims juicing reversed his Type-2 Diabetes, recently declared plans to open 20 more juice cafes throughout Southern California within the next 12 months. Juice trucks now blend kale and parsley on the streets.
Even Starbucks has hopped on the juice bandwagon, opening its first juice bar in Bellevue, Wash., and serving bright-colored bottles alongside Frappuccinos at most West Coast stores.
In other words, juice is getting as mainstream as caramel macchiatos.
These juices aren't to be confused with supermarket cartons of OJ. First of all, they come at about $6 to $12 a 16-ounce pop. Sign up for one of the cleanses, an all-day stringent diet of juice and nothing but juice, and you'll fork over at least $70 to $100 a day for a small box of pretty liquids. They also come with a short expiration date—three days max—because they lose their nutritional potency the longer they sit.
But loyal customers believe the health benefits outweigh the hefty price tag. Juice fanatics stick many health benefits on juices: they enhance nutrient absorption and digestion, cleanse out toxins, clear up complexion, promote mental clarity, and blast excess weight. Many swear by their anti-carcinogenic properties, listing patients with cancer-curing testimonies.
Diana Par-Due, a 26-year-old homemaker in Kansas City, Mo., is one of those converts. Sick of struggling with endometriosis and digestive issues, she started juicing with a Breville home juicer in early 2008. She went on two six-day juice fasts and a 10-day Master Cleanse (a strict diet of just lemon, maple syrup and cayenne pepper) within a seven-month period. That December, she became pregnant. She's now the mother of two and a firm believer in the power of juices.
"People make it to be a miracle thing, which I disagree with," she said. "But personally for me, because my system was so damaged, it helped me feel amazing."
Some nutritionists, however, are skeptical about such assertions. Gina Casagrande, a dietitian and wellness coach based in Columbus, Ohio, said she would "never recommend juice to clients. Ever."
Casagrande said it's great that people are more conscious about getting in a daily serving of vegetables and fruits, but not if that's all they're drinking for days. What about the pulp and fiber that are squeezed out and discarded? What about protein? She poo-poos the idea of juice as a detox: "I think your skin, lungs, kidney, liver do that for us."
The way she sees it, juice is just another business-savvy diet fad: old delivery, new face. People just want a fancy miracle pill that produces instant gratification, and the idea of drinking a pretty, clear glass of delicious, salubrious juice "all sounds so healthy and cool. And if the celebrities are doing it, we must all do it as well."
Pressed Juicery co-founder Carly Brien tells a different story: "There's nothing trendy about juicing. It's the most natural thing you can do: just fruits and vegetables, all raw."
She said juicing's surge of popularity reflects society's growing interest in "physical and mental well-being" while pursuing a health routine that isn't "super expensive or unrealistic." After decades of feeding the pockets of multi-million dollar diet industries, the people have given up fads and returned to what is "most simple and basic."
But making your own juice at home can be time and cost intensive, Brien said. Sure, $7 for juice sounds ludicrous, but that bottle equals pounds and pounds of produce that costs more than $6.50.
Brien started Pressed Juicery with co-founders Hayden Slater and Hedi Gores when she couldn't find a decent juice bar around her neighborhood. At the time, Pressed Juicery was one of the few juice bars in Los Angeles to use a hydraulic press. The tremendous pressure the hydraulic press exerts extracts as much substance out of the produce as it can, while preventing oxidation to prolong refrigeration life without losing nutrients. Today, most new juice bars also use the hydraulic press method.
Their business boomed mostly through social media and word-of-mouth, she said, although publicized photos of celebrities (such as Nicole Richie) toting their bottled juices helped.
"Right now California is definitely having a big moment for juices," Brien said. "It's something people want. There's a need for it."
Brien, who was battling a few days' flu when she talked to me, said she still drinks some form of juice every day. Right now, she's going heavy on the apple, lemon and ginger combo to combat her illness.
In Kansas City, Par-Due is counting the days when she can start juice-cleansing again. The only drawback she dreads in juice fasting is its anti-social qualities—and not just because you spend a chunk of the day on the toilet.
"Eating is such a social thing," she said. "So juicing can be extremely isolating. Even though you feel amazing, you start craving that human connection." Then she paused and said with a laugh, "But now it might not be so hard because you can just meet at Starbucks for juice."
Sophia Lee
Sophia is a senior reporter for WORLD Magazine. She is a World Journalism Institute and University of Southern California graduate. Sophia resides in Los Angeles, Calif., with her husband. Follow her on Twitter @SophiaLeeHyun.


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Thanks everyone for participating! I've given you all 10 community points. And congrats to Isa for winning the random drawing. Don't forget to check out all the layouts and leave some love.
See the new Kit Challenge rules here.
This challenge is for the Budapest kit. Browse the kits here, or individual assets here.
The Details
- Challenge ends February 14, 2013.
- You must use assets from the Budapest Kit.
- You may enter as many layouts as you'd like for more chances to win.
- You must tag your layouts with "budapest kit 2012" to be entered. Also, you may share them here in the thread.
- Please add it to the example layouts for the Budapest Kit by following these steps.
Have fun and good luck! I look forward to seeing what you've created. See the entered layouts here.


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SAS offers inexpensive international flights to Oslo (OSL) from around the world. Flying with SAS is all about value for money. For example, we know how important it is to arrive on time whether you're travelling as a tourist or for work, so we're proud to offer you nothing less than Europe's most punctual flights.
Fly to Oslo with SAS. You'll arrive relaxed and ready to work or to explore the beautiful Norwegian capital city. Find your departure time and price right here on this page and read more about flying to Oslo with SAS.
With even the cheapest SAS ticket to Oslo, you can enjoy SAS' trademark services. Our lowest-cost tickets are in SAS Go and you won't miss out on comfort and service when you book one. With SAS, you always get:
Taxes are included in the price you see. We'll also serve you tea and coffee and provide you with a selection of local and international newspapers - at no extra cost, of course.
Get to know more about all the benefits and free features with SAS.
SAS offers generous child discounts. Children under 2 years of age without their own seat travel free or are eligible for a 90% discount on the flight price depending on the destination. Children aged 2-11 can take advantage of a 25% discount. Please note that discounts do not include taxes and fees and that child discounts may not be available on all fares to and from the US.
Different travelers have different needs. With three classes of SAS service, it's easy to find the level of comfort and convenience that fits your needs and your budget. In addition to our standard SAS Go, we offer SAS Plus and SAS Business.
In SAS Plus, enjoy a wider and more comfortable seat in a separate cabin, your own laptop power outlet, superior meal service, a greater luggage allowance, access to Fast Track security, priority boarding and more.
For maximum convenience and space, SAS Business is the way to go. On our longest flights, you'll be seated in a SAS Business Sleeper seat that offers great comfort and privacy to work or relax.
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Experience historical sights and modern architecture in Oslo
Oslo is known for its unique historical sights, the famous Munch Museum, and cool modern architecture such as the Opera House by the charming waterfront. Explore the medieval Akershus Castle and Fortress, fascinating Viking ships and the graceful 19th-century Royal Palace with its manicured gardens. In the summer, bring your picnic basket to the beautiful Vigeland Sculpture Park.
For a spectacular view of Oslo and the Oslo Fjord, head to the Holmenkollen ski jump just outside the city center.
SAS, the largest airline in Scandinavia, offers cheap international flights to & from Oslo from around the world. Our city guide will help you to find out what's up and the best tips from SAS crew and passengers.Oslo is one of the wealthiest cities in Europe thanks to the country's thriving oil industry. This is evident in its glass-covered skyscrapers, new subway lines & a number of trendy restaurants, bars and shops. Summer or winter, it's worth a trip to the capital of Norway.
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BMW 1-Series Urban Line 2012
The BMW 1-Series Urban Line includes special cloth/leather seats, a sports leather steering wheel, an adjustable armrest, and contemporary interior trim finishers in acrylic glass. This has a strong sense of depth and is available in white or black with matt oxide silver accent strips. A striking effect is also provided by the ambient and courtesy lights, which can be switched between orange and LED royal blue and white and royal blue respectively.


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Food on a stick is at least 37 percent more fun than food that's NOT on a stick. Here are some of our favorite impaled market finds, skewered restaurant picks, and HG recipes. These keep us singing, "I've got the world on a stick..."
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Inventory of the Fritz Burns Papers, 1899-circa 1980
Fritz Burns Papers, 1899-circa 1980
Collection number: CSLA-4William H. Hannon Library
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
- Processed by:
- Janet Evander
- Date Completed:
- 1997
- Encoded by:
- Clay Stalls
|Born Fritz Bernard Burns, Minneapolis, Minnesota
|Salesman, sales manager, and executive vice president, Dickinson & Gillespie Corporation. Responsible for the development of Palisades del Rey, a beachfront area of Los Angeles County.
|Marries Lucille Robinson, whom he divorced in 1927. The couple has one son, Fritz Patrick Burns (1925-1980).
|General partner with F. W. Marlow in Marlow-Burns Development Company, which develops Windsor Hills, Toluca Wood, Westchester, and parts of West Los Angeles.
|Marries Gladys Carson Scheller (1897-1985).
|With Henry J. Kaiser forms Kaiser Community Homes. Best known development is Panorama City. Also the two partners develop properties in Hawaii.
|Burns receives "Man of Achievement" award from the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
|CEO, Fritz B. Burns and Associates. Partner in development of hotels and shopping centers in the Los Angeles area.
|Death of Fritz B. Burns.
- Series One: Chronological Files, 1918-1980
- Series Two: Legal and Financial Records, 1927-1936
- Series Three: Photographs--Subseries A: Prints, Subseries B: Negatives, Subseries C: Albums
- Series Four: Newspaper Clippings
- Series Five: Scrapbooks
Box and folder List
Series 1 Chronological Files 1918-1980
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence : Fritz Burns, Robert Burns, Clifford Gillespie, W.E. Schreyer 1918-1924
Dickinson & Gillespie "The Del Rey Development". Empty binder. circa 1924
Dickinson & Gillespie receipt book after 1921
Dickinson & Gillespie--Sales School: Lecture No. 1 and No. 2 after 1921
Palisades del Rey brochure circa 1924
Palisades del Rey newspaper advertising insert after 1924
Palisades del Rey printed views after 1924
"A Few Auction Points to Remember" Clifford Gillespie to Mr. Burns. Also Sales Manager's Daily Report (blank form) and Sales Manager's Campaign Plans (blank form) 1921
Telegrams and letter, Dickinson and Gillespie 1921
Glendale Manor brochure circa 1922
Weekly Report, Dickinson & Gillespie. Brockton Mass., Ellsworth Heights 1922
Hollydale Gardens brochure 1922
Los Angeles University and Loyola University: drawings: bird's eye views showing proposed sites. "List of 106 Lutheran Colleges, Academies and Seminaries throughout the United States" circa 1926
"DEL REY TRACT NO. 9809." Colored drawing which includes the proposed sites for Los Angeles University and Loyola University undated
Dickinson & Gillespie "List of developments, view of offices and officers" circa 1927
Map: "Del Rey Hills served by Six Major Boulevards!!" 1927
Low Cost Housing, Inc. "Message to Prospective Home Owners of Low Cost Housing Incorporated" circa 1937
Outline map showing locations of school sites in Los Angles City school districts 1940
"Speeches--Other Organizations" 1940-1942
Certificate: charter member Home Builders Institute of America 1941
Morning Sales Meetings--Preliminary Notes. F.W. Marlow and Fritz B. Burns 1941
"Fritz Burns Knows his Roofs." Advertisement for Red Cedar Shingle Bureau 1942
Fritz Burns booklet: "Livable Homes by Those Who Love Living" 1942
Speech Material 1943-1944
"Speeches and Memos on Speeches and Outlines" 1943-1944
Toluca Wood brochure 1945
Airport 1945-1951
Public Housing circa 1949-1952
Real estate brochure: "The Post-War House Wilshire Blvd. at Highland Ave. Los Angeles" circa 1946
National Association of Home Builders 1950-1951
Bunker Hill Home Restoration 1954
Speeches: notes, announcements about Fritz Burns speaking engagements, letters from Fritz Burns to members of the panel at the Mid-Pacific Housing Conference 1957
Poster with analysis of land use for South Bunker Hill, Los Angeles circa 1958
Invitations to serve on boards, committees, etc. 1958-1963
Zeta Psi Fraternity: clipping, letter from Arthur H. Motley to Fritz Burns, photos of Motley and Burns 1959-1960
Invitations accepted and affairs attended 1959-1964
Certificate of membership in the Clipper Club. Made out to "F. Patrick Burns" 1962
Invitations--Regrets [1 of 2] 1963-1964
Invitations--Regrets [2 of 2] 1964
Appraisal Report. Garrett Corporation Property at the Northwest Corner of Sepulveda Blvd. and World Way (Century Blvd.) 1964
Annual Award for Distinguished Service, presented to F. Patrick Burns by the Volunteers of America of Los Angeles 1966
Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation, Inc. Annual Dinner. Menu and program, alphabetical list and table arrangement. 1966
Ford City Village Apartments (Chicago) 1968
Fritz Burns "the Auto-biography" notes circa 1970s
Membership certificate: Fritz B. Burns as a Perpetual Member of Vincentian Association of the Miraculous Medal 1975
Fritz Burns biographical information for The American Catholic Who's Who 1976-1077
F. Patrick Burns: notes, letters, receipts. Also information pertaining to Hilton Hawaiian Village. 1976 1978 undated
Loyola Lawyer: The Magazine of Loyola Law School. Mentions Fritz Burns and the Burns Foundation 1977 1992
Certificate of Appreciation. Los Angeles Beautiful to Fritz B. Burns and Associates. 1980
Booklet: The Beverly Hilton undated
New Mexico brochure undated
Residence Park (Stockton) brochure undated
Erawan Garden Hotel, Indian Wells California (brochure). "An investment of Fritz B. Burns and Associates." undated
"Metropolitan Surveys, Industrial Guide and Street Index of Los Angeles and Its Environs." Los Angles: Metropolitan Surveys. undated
Windsor Hills: for sale sign, sales booklet, invitation to open house undated
Windsor Hills advertisement undated
Map: Changing Mid-City Area. Map released by the Home Realty Co. undated
Series 2 Legal and Financial Records 1927-1936
Scope and Content Note
Collateral Assignment of Beneficial Interest with Fritz and Lucille Burns as the Assignees and W.E. and Gerda Schreyer as the Assignors; an Indenture of Lease with Properties and Securities Corporation, Fritz Burns and W.E. Schreyer as the Lessors and Lou Somers as the Lessee. 1927-1931
Notes on meeting of the Properties and Securities Corporation; Statements of Condition for Union Bank & Trust Co. and Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles; membership card (made out to Fritz Burns) and flyer for Lake Norconian Club; article: "Real Estate Exchange for Los Angeles" by Logan F. Metcalf; letters and statements pertaining to the Del Rey Development and Investment Corporation" 1929-1930
Letter from W.E. Schreyer to Fritz Burns; paperwork between Fritz Burns and Dickinson & Gillespie pertaining to a note for $31,930.00. 1929-1933
weekly statements of the Del Rey Swim Club and a fee sheet for furnishing and placing foundation piles at Playa Del Rey for the Del Rey Swim Club. 1930-1932
drafts of leases in Playa Del Rey Townsite; brochures and letters about Olympic Houses and the possibility of using them as beach houses. 1932-1933
Includes leases in Playa Del Rey Townsite; letters pertaining to the Del Rey Swim Club; an "Olympic Beach Club" inventory. 1932-1933
Drafts of a lease in Playa Del Rey Townsite; "Memorandum re Del Rey Trust Property"; an inventory for the Del Rey Swim Club. 1932-1934
REcords pertaining to leasing cottages in Playa Del Rey Townsite. 1932-1935
Drafts of lease and final(?) lease for M.K. Monroe occupy property in Playa Del Rey Townsite. 1933
newspaper ad: "Free Beer! Olympic Beer Garden...at Del Rey"; leases for the bathhouse in Playa Del Rey Townsite and receipts related to that business. 1934
Bill of sale and leases and other paperwork for cottages in Playa Del Rey. 1936
Series 3 Photographs 1885-1980
Subseries A Prints 1874-1887
Scope and Content Note
Aerial--Airports--Hawthorne (1), unidentified (1) undated
Aerial--Amusement Parks--Pacific Ocean Park (2) undated
Aerial--Cemeteries--Parklawn (2) undated
Aerial--Cities & Communities--Burbank (1), Canoga Park (1), Griffith Ranch (1), Long Beach (2). undated
Aerial--Cities & Communities--Los Angeles (6) undated
Aerial--Cities & Communities--Marina Del Rey 1960
Aerial--Cities & Communities--Oceanside (1), Panorama City (2), Santa Monica (2) undated
Aerial--Cities & Communities--San Fernando Valley (8) undated
Aerial--Cities & Communities--Sunland (1), Toluca Woods (2), Universal City (1) undated
Aerial--Cities & Communities--Van Nuys (1); Westchester Area (7), including aerial photograph of Loyola University campus; Windsor Hills (1) undated
Aerial--Cities & Communities--Westchester, Marina del Rey, Culver City, Inglewood. 1959, 1968, 1970. FRAGILE undated
Aerial--Cities & Communities--Westchester, Marina del Rey, Los Angeles International Airport 1962
Aerial--Cities & Communities -- Greater Westchester and vicinity including Los Angeles International Airport 1960
Aerial--Cities & Communities --unidentified (32) undated
Aerial--Cities & Communities --unidentified (39) undated
Aerial--Coastal Views (2) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--American Beauty Macaroni (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Bill Kellas Ford (2) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Boulevard Buick (2) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Builder's Emporium (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Busch Brewery (2) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Caldwell, Inc. (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Central Industrial Engineering Co. (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Consolidated Trucking Company (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Crenshaw Shopping Area (2) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Familian Pipe and Supply Co. (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--FMC Corporation (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Gluck Co. (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Ideal Spring Co. (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Kwikset Locks (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Mead Packaging (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Muller Bros... "World's Greatest Automotive Center" undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co. (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--S. Roth Co. (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Sepulveda Brewery, Van Nuys (3) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Universal Paper Goods (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Warner Brothers Studios (2) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Western Way Manufacturing Company (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Wheel Craft, Inc. (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Whiteman Manufacturing Co. (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Wholesale Electric Co. Associated (1) undated
Aerial--Commercial Buildings--Unidentified (6) undated
Aerial--Country Clubs--Denville Country Club (2), El Caballero Country Club (2) undated
Aerial--Hospitals--White Memorial Hospital (1) undated
Aerial--Sports Arena--Dodger Stadium (2) undated
Aerial-- Unidentified undated
Dickinson & Gillespie--Airplane (2) undated
Dickinson & Gillespie--Annual Picnic (1) 1923
Dickinson & Gillespie--Billboards & Signs (19) undated
Dickinson & Gillespie--Charts (3) undated
Dickinson & Gillespie--Contest check and envelopes (3) undated
Dickinson & Gillespie--Exhibits (3) undated
Dickinson & Gillespie--Offices (23) undated
Events: Christmas display with Reindeer, Santa Claus. Some photographs show Fritz Burns(16) 1959
Events: Hoo-Hoo Club Luncheon. Fritz Burns and other men 1956
Los Angeles Home Show. Photographs of women who participated in the show, judges, and Fritz Burns. (2) 1952
National Association of Real Estate Boards Covention. Fritz Burns speaking (1) 1952
National Association of Real Estate Boards Covention. Fritz and Gladys Burns receiving plaque from Mr. Cooper. (2) 1953
Republican rally. Fritz and Gladys Burns with Richard and Pat Nixon. (4) 1956
Unidentified events undated
Unidentified events undated
Wampas Baby Stars, publicity shot 1929
Oil Fields, Coastal (28) undated
Oil Fields, Coastal undated
Palisades del Rey--Photocopies of numbered photographs 1-111 undated
Palisades del Rey--Numbered photographs, 1-16 undated
Palisades del Rey--Numbered photographs, 17-33 undated
Palisades del Rey--Numbered photographs, 34-48 undated
Palisades del Rey--Numbered photographs, 49-63 undated
Palisades del Rey--Numbered photographs, 64-81 undated
Palisades del Rey--Numbered photographs, 82-100 undated
Palisades del Rey--Numbered photographs, 101-111 undated
Palisades del Rey--General views (2) undated
Palisades del Rey--General views (2) undated
Palisades del Rey--General views (2) undated
Palisades del Rey--General views (2) undated
Palisades del Rey--General views (2) undated
Palisades del Rey--General views (10) undated
Palisades del Rey--Aerial views (5) undated
Palisades del Rey--Billboard construction (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Building on ocean (2) undated
Palisades del Rey--Cars lined up on road (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Community Tennis Court (2) undated
Palisades del Rey--Del Rey Swim Club (3) undated
Palisades del Rey--"Diagramatical model of actual street improvements at Unit Supreme..." (4) undated
Palisades del Rey--Groups of people (10) undated
Palisades del Rey--Grand Pre Boulevard (5) undated
Palisades del Rey--Homes (3) undated
Palisades del Rey--Homes--Fritz Burns' house at 200 Waterloo Ave. (3) undated
Palisades del Rey--Inspiration Point (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (2) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lot Sales (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Lumber delivery (2) undated
Palisades del Rey--Pacific Electric Street Car (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Sales team doing calisthenics on the beach (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Tug of war with large group of men (1) undated
Palisades del Rey--Venice Plunge group, men and boys (1) undated
Places: Alhambra Heights 1923
Places: Altadena undated
Places: Altadena Terrace undated
Places: Apartment House, interiors and exteriors. (10) undated
Places: Atlantic City boardwalk (1) undated
Places: Buenos Aires. Some pictures show Fritz and Gladys Burns. (5) , 1960
Places: Fritz Burns and Company--building with women posing in front. (2) undated
Places: Glendale Manor (4) undated
Places: Hawaii. Dedication ceremony. One picture shows Fritz Burns. (3) undated
Places: home interiors undated
Places: Los Angeles--Residential(4) undated
Places: Los Angeles--Western and Pico (4) 1904
Places: Los Angeles International Airport--development drawing. (1) undated
Places: Playa del Rey (10) 1885-1924
Miscellaneous photographs: Los Angeles Buccaneers, Fritz Burns's football team; Fritz Burns with company airplanes; banquet with Fritz Burns, Louis B. Mayer, Joe Scott, and Isidore Dockweiler, George Cochran, et alii; bus for inspecting Los Angeles Lutheran University proposed site; William Hannon; loose notes and correspondence re photographs undated
Places: Whittier undated
Places: unidentified undated
Portraits--Bartholomew undated
Portraits--Berryman undated
Portraits--Braman, R. undated
Portraits--Budinger (?) undated
Portraits--Burns, Fritz undated
Portraits--Burns, Fritz 1957
Portraits--Burns, Fritz --breaking ground near a sign for "The 100 Year Home"; calling the start of a children's swim race undated
Portraits--Burns, Fritz and Gladys undated
Portraits--Burns, Fritz and Gladys and others, Biltmore Hotel undated
Portraits--Burns, Fritz and Gladys and others, Cafe Caliente (Olvera Street) undated
Portraits--Burns, Fritz and Gladys and others, Hawaiian Village undated
Portraits--Burns, Fritz, Fred S. Bauersfeld, Maurice Liptz in Panorama City undated
Portraits--Burns, Fritz with Mitzi Gaynor in Hawaii (1); Mitzi Gaynor with Henry Kaiser in Hawaii (1) undated
Portraits--Burns, Fritz -- with unidentified people undated
Portraits--Burns, Gladys undated
Portraits--Burns [Robert?] undated
Portraits--Butler undated
Portraits--Cay undated
Portraits--Caye [?] undated
Portraits--Chambers undated
Portraits--Cherry undated
Portraits--Chesebro undated
Portraits--Cligg undated
Portraits--Culver, Harry C. undated
Portraits--Daly, Carroll J. undated
Portraits--Dawes undated
Portraits--Duffey undated
Portraits--Elliott undated
Portraits--Evans undated
Portraits--Farmer undated
Portraits--Friedlander undated
Portraits--Fulton, Roy undated
Portraits--Gammon, A.A undated
Portraits--Gammon, Harry undated
Portraits--Gentry undated
Portraits--George [?], Bill undated
Portraits--George [?], Bill undated
Portraits--Glasser undated
Portraits--Gunnerson undated
Portraits--Haddock undated
Portraits--Haggerty undated
Portraits--Hanson undated
Portraits--Harrison undated
Portraits--Heidt[?], George undated
Portraits--Heinfeld [Heinfelt?] undated
Portraits--Hjelt, George undated
Portraits--Horwitz, A. undated
Portraits--Hubbard undated
Portraits--Kemmerer, J.M. undated
Portraits--Kerfoot undated
Portraits--Le Sieur, Val undated
Portraits--Lillard undated
Portraits--Lomser [Lanser?] undated
Portraits--Lube [?] undated
Portraits--McCarthy undated
Portraits--McLeod undated
Portraits--Maclin undated
Portraits--Marriott undated
Portraits--Marshall undated
Portraits--Miller, S.J. undated
Portraits--Minshull undated
Portraits--Moore, E.E. undated
Portraits--Moss undated
Portraits--Moyer undated
Portraits--Murphy undated
Portraits--Neble undated
Portraits--Ofstad [?], Benjamin [?] undated
Portraits--Porter, Earl undated
Portraits--Peterson undated
Portraits--Phipps, Elmer undated
Portraits--Rawlings undated
Portraits--Reiss undated
Portraits--Rice, Andrew undated
Portraits--Robertson undated
Portraits--S...[?]--male undated
Portraits--S...[?]--male undated
Portraits--Sapora undated
Portraits--Saunders undated
Portraits--Shanton undated
Portraits--Sheridan undated
Portraits--Sullivan undated
Portraits--Valle undated
Portraits--Wallace undated
Portraits--Wardell undated
Portraits--Wellinger undated
Portraits--Womensen [?] undated
Portraits--unidentified females (8) unidentified
Portraits--unidentified males (4) undated
Portraits--unidentified males (4) undated
Portraits--unidentified males (4) undated
Portraits--unidentified males (9) undated
Portraits--unidentified people with airplanes (3) undated
Portraits--group of 4 men in an office (1) undated
Portraits--group of 3 men and a boy (1) undated
Portraits--group, college (?) football team "AAC 1916" [Negative for this print filed in the negatives subseries] 1916
Portraits--Group portraits (7) undated
Portraits--headshots, possibly Dickinson & Gillespie sales team members (7) undated
Portraits--unidentified (all 3.25 in. x 5.5 inches or smaller) undated
Subseries B Negatives 1916 1930s
Scope and Content Note
Coastal oil fields (16) 1930s
Portrait of group, college (?) football team "AAC 1916" [see the corresponding photograph filed under "Portraits--group, college (?) football team "AAC 1916" 1916
Aerial--Commercial Building--Unidentified undated
Woman modeling in interior of a home (film positive) undated
Subseries C Albums 1899-1980
Scope and Content Note
21 x 15 cm. bound. Photographs of Fritz Burns as a baby and child, in his military uniform (1918). Photograph of the dormitory at the University of Pennsylvania. Fritz Burn's Seaman's Identification Card 1918
26 x 18 cm. unbound. Photographs showing real estate scenes, including Boulevard Manor, Hollydale Gardens, Glendale Manor, Lincoln Park Manor (Pomona), and the Dickinson and Gillespie office 1922
14 x 12 cm. bound. Four photographs showing "Griffith Ranch." One of the photographs has the name of the ranch and the name "Fritz B. Burns" undated
Unbound. Photograph album of Dickinson and Gillespie's Palisades del Rey real estate operations; also photographs of Ocean Park 1924
Album with photographs and newspaper clippings re contemporary Los Angeles and national developments. Folder with loose photographs and clippings, originally in album. Compiled by William Hannon? 1979-1980
Westchester-Playa del Rey district plan. Separated from album in Box 8ov, Series 3 undated
Album with photographs re Dickenson & Gillespie company activities, Del Rey real estate development, Del Rey oilfields, Fritz Burns's professional football team (Los Angeles Bucaneers), Santa Monica, California, and groundbreaking ceremonies for Westchester campus of Loyola Marymount University. Two folders with loose photographs from album undated
Series 4 Newspaper Clippings 1899-1980
Scope and Content Note
Boulevard Manor 1922
Ellsworth Heights 1922
Glendale Manor 1922
Dickinson & Gillespie 1922 1923
Monteclair circa 1923
Los Angeles University 1927
Loyola University 1927
Toluca Wood 1940-1941
Westchester 1942 1951
Minnesota stories undated
Fritz B. Burns. Articles about Burns, his ranch, and his death 1943-1979
Airport 1945-1963
Panorama City 1948
Public Housing, Federal Housing Authority 1950-1952
"Home of Tomorrow" 1951
Loyola University and Fritz Burns 1963
Bunker Hill 1963-1965
Miscellaneous 1958-1978
Bound copies of Palisades del Rey Press 1926-1928
Series 5 Scrapbooks 1920s 1951
Scope and Content Note
Palisades del Rey scrapbook. Primarily printed pictures of Palisades del Rey. Some clippings and photographs 1920s
Unbound pages. Primarily newspaper clippings, many pertaining to debate over public housing in Los Angeles 1951


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KEESLER AIR FOCE BASE, Miss. — The 81st Medical Group officially transferred management and administration functions to the Defense Health Agency today as part a transition that will eventually include all Defense Department health care facilities.
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal years 2017 and 2019, Section 702, titled "Reform of Administration of the Defense Health Agency and Military Medical Treatment Facilities," mandated the transfers to the DHA.
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News & Notes: Game 18
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Buffalo Bisons (7-10, 6th(-3.5), North)
RHP Jenrry Mejia (1-1, 0.98)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs (8-8, 3rd(-2.0), North)
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TODAY'S GAME: This afternoon, the Bisons host the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the third game of a four-game series from Coca-Cola Field (1:05 p.m.). The Herd is 3-3 so far on its eight-game homestand that started with a split of a four-game set with Rochester. Following tomorrow's game, Buffalo returns to the road for an eight-game trip to Rochester and Lehigh Valley
VS. IRONPIGS: The Bisons and IronPigs are back even. The two teams have split the first 50 games (25-25) played since Lehigh Valley came into existence. The Herd has won nine of its last 12 games against the IronPigs. That record includes a 6-2 record in the last eight games played at Coca-Cola Field.
OH JENRRY: RHP JENRRY MEJIA will make his fourth start of the season today. The 21-year old is coming off his first career Triple-A loss, having allowed three runs in 5.2 innings of work on Tuesday against Rochester. The rookie has allowed just 10 hits in 18.1 innings of work this year, good for a .156 average against. His 0.98ERA on the season is the fourth lowest mark in the International League.
NOTHING NIEU: OF KIRK NIEUWENHUIS brings a 13-game hit streak into today's game that is three games longer than any streak in the International League this season. It's also the longest for a Bisons since INF JAVIER CASTILLO hit in 16 straight in 2009. Nieuwenhuis has averaged .378 (17-45) since the streak began on April 11. Nieuwenhuis is the only player in the International League to have reached base in all of his team's games (17). The outfielder has actually reached base in 25 straight Triple-A games if you include the final eight games of the 2010 season.
IN A PINCH: Just activated off the disabled list yesterday, OF FERNANDO MARTINEZ clubbed a pinch hit home run in Saturday's loss. It was the Bisons first pitch hit homer since INF RUSS ADAMS accomplished the feat on August 2, 2010 against Lehigh Valley. For Martinez, the home run was his first of the season and his 21st as a Bison.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (8-13) won their third straight game with a 6-4 victory over the Diamondbacks on Saturday. Former Bisons INF IKE DAVIS homered for the third straight day and RHP DILLON GEE improved to 2-0 on the season. New York looks for the series sweep today at 1:10 p.m. from Citi Field.


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America's mayors are crying out for help from President-elect Barack Obama, seeking immediate relief from a national economic crisis that has slammed budgets in big cities, suburbs and small towns.
Responding to an informal survey by msnbc.com, many mayors called for a program in the style of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration to put people back to work and rebuild neglected roads, bridges and schools. The economy was by far the most frequently mentioned problem, and fixing the nation's infrastructure the most frequently mentioned solution.
Msnbc.com queried more than 1,000 mayors by e-mail just after Election Day, seeking their top two suggestions for the president-elect's "to do" list. They have a lot to say. We heard from 205 mayors in 48 states and Puerto Rico, ranging from big cities such as Phoenix all the way down to tiny Creedmoor, N.C. (population 2,232). You can see their responses on our online map , or read all the responses in one text file. And you can read suggestions from our readers , or offer your own ideas for the new president.
"Main Street America is in trouble," wrote Mayor Jerry Abramson of Louisville, Ky. "Washington bailed out Wall Street to the tune of $700 billion. We need Washington to step up and help America's metro areas create jobs and economic growth by passing an immediate Main Street stimulus, not a bailout but an investment."
In Rutland, Vt., Mayor Christopher C. Louras described a water pipe that was aged when Roosevelt took office and still hasn't been replaced. "Re-establish the WPA with the express purpose of rebuilding the antiquated public works infrastructure plaguing communities nationwide," he said. "Over half of Rutland City's 90 miles of water mains are in excess of 100 years old. Their deteriorated condition affects public safety (through substandard firefighting capacity), public health (through potential catastrophic failure and contamination), and economic development efforts (because they cannot meet businesses' needs). One specific main along U.S. Rte. 4 (one of the most developable tracts in Vermont) was cast and installed in 1858 by the men who three years later picked up their muskets to preserve the Union, and it is more a liability than an asset."
Whatever issues they cited, the mayors spoke of their concerns as interrelated. Rising health insurance costs for public employees make it hard for communities to meet their rising responsibilities for public housing and health care in hard economic times, they said. A national energy policy could save on energy costs, add jobs and protect the environment. The foreign wars are a hometown security issue, too, because they draw resources away from putting cops on the street.
"The two most important things that the new president can do for my town is get us out of Iraq and start sending money to towns and cities for local water and sewer projects and street improvements," wrote Mayor Alvin Woodlief, Jr., from Oxford, N.C., population 8,338.
Here's a count of priorities cited by the mayors, with selected replies:
The Economy (97 mentions)
"The mortgage crisis has ravaged my city, and we need help ASAP. $19.5 million has been allocated to R.I., however it seems that nobody knows how the funds will be allocated to each eligible community," wrote Mayor Charles D. Moreau of Central Falls, R.I., population 18,928.
Infrastructure (75)
"If there is to be a new economic stimulus package, IT MUST BE TARGETED TOWARD INFRASTRUCTURE," said an emphatic Mayor Andrew Halverson of Stevens Point, Wis., population 24,551. "We could accomplish two goals simultaneously as a nation: 1. Put people to work in good paying jobs, and 2. Fix what is simply the greatest 'silent crisis' facing this country: our roads, bridges, water systems, as well as our sewer systems. Not to mention the need for new school buildings as well. Let's create a 21st century WPA that not only stimulates the economy but produces long term solutions at the same time. What are we going to do with another check besides pay down personal debt the country already owes. Let's stimulate and build at the same time. That seems to me to be a good use of $300-400 billion."
Taxes, budgets, unfunded mandates (49)
"The biggest problem facing all mayors is EPA's non-funded mandates," wrote Mayor Bob Armstrong of Defiance, Ohio, population 16,465. "Each city's citizens' water and sewer rates will be at a level where some will not be able to pay. People living outside the city limits will be paying two and one-half times the rate as the city rates. Their rates could reach $350-$400 per month for an average family. ... We are all for clean air and clean water, but we must make it affordable. I encourage the federal government to change or regulate EPA laws."
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
Energy (35)
"There needs to be a program through which assistance (financial, technical, and possibly legal) can be provided to local and regional governments to give us the capacity and opportunity to participate in the nation's energy independence efforts in a meaningful manner," said Mayor Michael A. Tautznik of Easthampton, Mass., population 15,994. "Existing green energy programs rely on the actions of the for-profit marketplace, using income tax credits and private sector trading expertise to make the difference in successful implementation. Government energy use is significant and extremely visible. Making it the focus of such initiatives would go a long way toward instilling that same ethic in our constituents."
National security /wars (27)
Mayors differed strongly on the approach Obama should take in regard to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but they agreed that the money spent on them could be better used at home. Some called for a quick pullout, while others want to press on to victory.
"The war," Mayor Cleo Mathews of Hinton, W.V., population 2,880, said in listing his top concern. "It has taken a tremendous toll on the economy, funds available for projects in this country. But more importantly, the human toll — the casualties, the injuries, the strain on families of servicemen who have had up to four and five tours of duty. West Virginia is a state that is well represented in military service. These folks take the brunt of what is happening to our overstretched military."
But Mayor Al Pavliscsak of Toccoa, Ga., population 9,323, wrote that "the first thing President-elect Barack Obama (PEBO) should do is get a grip on national security. While most of the country apparently doesn't remember; we are at war on two fronts, i.e. Iraq and Afghanistan. There are terrorists living among us here in America. Our troops can't fight these wars with one hand tied behind their back following the edicts of panty-waist politicians."
Health care (23)
"One of the biggest issues we face and that we cannot control are the rising costs for providing health care and supporting three defined-benefit pension plans," wrote Mayor Richard Friedberg of Meadville, Pa., population 13,685. "In our case, premiums for health care will increase by 40 percent for 2009, which is about 40 percent of our currently projected budget deficit. Like many other cities, we are forced to reduce the number of employees (which we have been doing for the past 10 years) to avoid a large tax increase. This does not help us fulfill our mandate to provide for public safety, especially at a time when crime will likely increase. We need a national health care plan."
Public safety (14)
"First I would ask that hometown security be placed on the agenda as well as homeland security," said Mayor Salvatore J. Panto Jr. of Easton, Pa., population 26,263. "Here in the cities we need police officers. We need to take our streets back from the gangs and drug dealers."
Immigration (13)
"I had the good fortune to meet and speak with (for all of 30 seconds) then-Senator Obama at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami three months ago," recalled Mayor Richard P. Montgomery of Manhattan Beach, Calif., population 33,852. "I asked him then what I will tell you now. My hope is that the next president will pay the state of California back the costs we have incurred due to illegal immigration. The costs paid by the state of California were for law enforcement, jail, hospital and schools. All of these 'free' services were provided to illegal immigrants because of a failed federal immigration policy. Obama's answer to me (which was also heard by the mayor of Redondo Beach, Mike Gin) was, 'You are absolutely right, the next president will have to address that problem.'"
Other (76), including education and housing
"Unfunded education mandates are crippling our town's budget each year," said Kathryn Fagan, chairwoman of the board of selectmen in Milton, Mass., population 26,062. "Our teachers struggle to provide excellent education to all children no matter their needs, but federal and state regulations, without the funds to support these mandates, are causing dramatic cuts in services each year and pitting school and public safety needs against each other for increasingly limited funds."
Many mayors took the opportunity to voice singular concerns that no one else mentioned.
"Cell phones," said Mayor Mary Anne Lynch of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, population 9,068. "I would like mandatory universal cell phone chargers. How many of us have boxes of used chargers that only fit one phone? A small issue, but why are we filling our landfills with this stuff? Bring on the universal charger!"
For Village President Margaret "Peggy" Fuller of Harwood Heights, Ill., population 8,297, "media distortion" was the issue on her mind.
"Too often in my small village, what happens at our local board meetings is in stark contrast to what is published in the local newspaper," she wrote. "Perhaps local papers would like to attract subscribers by making egregious errors of omission, but it is now commonplace for a one-sided view of local governing actions to exist for our village. As an insulting, scary side-effect, politicians are trying to take office based on the poor media coverage. Obama must confront education not only for our youth but for our average citizen. He should target the improper use of local media outlets just as he did to help defend his national presidential campaign."
The mayors have a lot more to say, struggling to limit themselves to the 150-word limit imposed on our survey.
"Thank you for this opportunity to respond. I have exceeded 150 words," wrote Mayor Steve Brockett of Alamogordo, N.M., pop. 35,852. "That does not make me a bad person, just a caring mayor."
However they voted in the election, many mayors said they had high hopes for an Obama presidency. In Franklin, Tenn., a Republican area in a Republican state, Mayor John Schroer called on Obama to be a uniter.
"I believe his number one challenge, even more important than the economy, is to bring this country together," Schroer wrote. "I have never before seen the divisiveness that affects this country. I think he has the unique ability to help bridge the gap. I pray that he understands his importance in this task and that he looks past the partisan politics and focuses on what is right.
"I have heard people who know him say that he is a man that is determined to do what is right for America, regardless of the politics involved. Our country needs that more than ever, and I believe he has been called to do just that."Interactive map: Mayors' 'to do' list
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Discussion in 'Americas' started by Mr_Gone, Feb 5, 2013.
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Pass by this place in Shattuck, OK if you get a chance.
And dont forget the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo.
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If you spend the night at Pagosa Springs, stay at the Best Western there. It has a drive in theater attached to it. You can watch the movies from your room
I actually do think I will be stopping for the night in Pagosa Springs. There, or maybe Durango. Great tip on the Best Western... I'll keep that in mind!!!
Also South of Amarillo there is Palo Duro Canyon.
You're missing the area around Cloudcroft, NM - great riding, on the dirt and off! We'll miss you!
I would really like to get south, check out White Sands and Alamagordo, watch the UFOs over Roswell, and maybe even check out Carlsbad Caverns... I just don't think I'll have the time.
I will have to ride through on another trip.
Look on a Utah map between 12 & 13 and find Goblin Valley state park. Very weird. It's just a few miles west from 24 north of Hanksville.
If you're talking about this... very cool!!! I will put this on my list of things to see. I believe I'll be riding past it, so it should be a quick detour.
My plan is to ride the Southwest (Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce, Zion, Grand Canyon) in late May (19th - 25th).
Has the big wave of tourists hit by then? I know the south rim of the Grand Canyon will be busy, but what about the other parks?
Also, I ride until I want to stop, then start looking for a hotel, so what are my chances of finding most hotels with an empty room?
Any help/advice would be appreciated. (I won't be camping on this particular trip, so it's hotels at night.)
I feel your pain, I live here too. Cb
I think all the southwestern national parks are already plenty busy by May. I visit them in April-May because it's too hot after that. I've been at the NPs on a cold blustery April weekend with snow flurries blowing around, and had busloads of pushy French or Japanese tourists mow me over. But it stands to reason that they get worse after the kids are out of school. So I guess you could say, no matter how bad it is, it could be worse.
As a general rule, I don't make reservations in advance when I'm on a trip. And I always find a place to stay. But around the NPs it might be different because of the crowds. You can always find a bed if you head down the road a little ways. Anywhere near a NP, I wouldn't wait until almost dark to start looking. Whenever I plan on staying in Moab I get a reservation just to be safe. That's partly because Moab is kinda spendy and the cheap little mom-n-pop joint I like only has 8 rooms. I think you would probably be safe if you don't care how much it costs.
Remember that 99% of the visitors in southern UT are going to the NPs. I like to say we keep the parks around just to keep the tourists out of our way. LOL. The beauty of southern UT doesn't end at the park boundary. In between the parks you'll find gorgeous country and little towns with peace and quiet and plenty of room. Places like Kanab. Escalante. Mexican Hat.
One other thing. I don't want to be preachy. But don't let the long ride from AR to the west get you down. A lot of people think that the best way to cross the plains is to get on the interstate and put there head down and grit their teeth until they get past it. If you slow down and take the little roads you might actually enjoy it.
Great advice!!! I'm trying to hit certain parks either during the week (when, presumably, there will be a few less tourists) or hitting the north rim of the Grand Canyon, for example, which I know has much less tourist traffic. I might swing through the south rim, but it'll be for photos only. I hate to say it, but I probably won't spend much time on the south rim despite it's great views.
I usually book a hotel one day in advance. When I wake up, I see where I want to end up, then book a hotel in the a.m., ride all day, check in when I get there. That way I have some flexibility. But I might change that on this trip, especially around Moab and also the Grand Canyon.
I don't usually mind the trip out.... I'm decompressing from work, enjoying the extended hours on the bike, seeing new sights, and generally in a great mood because I'M ON VACATION!!!
It's the ride BACK that drives me insane. I'm usually doing 1,000 miles the last two days, so I'm not stopping often, I'm sore, my butt hurts, my legs are cramping, there's nothing to see.... yada-yada-yada.
But my worst day on a bike is still better than my best day at work. I try to remember that every mile.
What do you ride?
At the GC north rim, be sure and ride out to cape royale.
If you want a relatively inexpensive room in Moab, look up the Kokopelli Lodge. It's right in the middle of town but a block off Main Street so it's quiet. Its funky but not trashy. Around $75.
On hwy 12 between Escalante and Boulder, about a mile west of where the road crosses the Escalante river, is the Kiva Koffeehouse. Its out in the middle of nowhere overlooking the river canyon. Be sure and stop for a meal or even just a coffee break. They have two cottages for rent too. The most gorgeous and peaceful dining experience in Utah!
Brilliant!!! This was just the sort of advice I was looking for.
I'm probably stopping in Moab for a night, so I'll check out the Kokopelli Lodge.
I'll probably be riding through Escalante and Boulder, but I can always use an excuse to stop and stretch my legs and have a cup of coffee.
Thanks, ALinUTAH.
In Zion National Park, has anyone hiked out to Angels Landing? How difficult is that last half-mile? And is it worth the hike for the view?
Ten days is not enough to do justice to what you are attempting. All you are going to do is ride so it really doesn't matter which way you go. Most of that stuff has been out there for thousands of years and probably isn't going anywhere. Pick about two or three things you really want to see. Example : Mesa Verde; you need at least two days. Otherwise all you'll do is drive through it. If you don't take time to do a couple of hikes there, you've wasted a good trip. That's like doing Europe in ten days just so you can say you went to Europe.
I know I'm rushing it. I'm looking at this trip as a reconnaissance mission. Trying to see everything, with the idea that I'll plan a later trip out to see just those sights which interest me.
I'm leaving in 10 days.
I've also managed to squeeze another day into my itinerary, so I'll have 11 days on the road to see everything. Not enough time, I know... but I'm going to try.
Anyone have any idea if 148 will be open through Cedar Breaks by May 22-23?
Also, how are the high passes on Colorado 550?
Any road condition reports would be appreciated.


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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill - The MLS offseason means rest and recovery for many a soccer player and while he still wishes the Fire were playing, there's probably no one that has welcomed the close season than Fire winger Patrick Nyarko.
Arguably the club's most consistent player over the last three years, Nyarko was the most fouled player in all of MLS this season, suffering 84 offenses – 10 more than the next closest, Montreal's Davy Arnaud.
Despite being fouled so much, the Fire veteran battled through niggling injuries the whole of the 2012 campaign, becoming one of only five field players league-wide to appear in all 34 of his club's regular season matches.
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It was also the second time in his five-year Fire career that Nyarko appeared in all of the team's matches (2009 being the first), making him just the third player in club history after Jesse Marsch (2001, 2002) and Jim Curtin (2003, 2004) to achieve the feat across two seasons.
Still, getting on the field was a struggle at times.
"[This year] was a very difficult time," Nyarko told Chicago-Fire.com this week. "I'm the kind of player that prides himself on getting ready through training sessions throughout the week and this year that had to be altered. I didn't train a lot because it was more about just being healthy for the games more than anything."
Nyarko also led the team in assists for the third consecutive season with seven, but still didn't rank 2012 as his personal best.
"Even though the numbers are close to the same, I'd say 2010 was my best year because I stayed healthy that season. This year would be my second best. I think I played some excellent soccer and if I was fully healthy I could have produced more. I've had injuries in the past but I felt like this year it was different. The team needed me and I had to be there for them."
So what ailed Patrick throughout the year?
"It was a combination of my hip, groin and hamstring," Nyarko said. "It started building up as the games went on so at the end I was diagnosed with a strained oblique and that was the worst part of the injury. It wasn't an easy period in my career – probably one of the most difficult getting myself up for games and trying to perform at a high level. The training staff did a great job to manage it and unfortunately I would have loved to still be playing right now but it's all about rest and trying to get better."
Just over a week from the playoff exit to Houston, Nyarko, like many of his teammates looks back on the end of the season with some regret.
"We're extremely disappointed. For me and some of the guys that have been in the Conference Finals, this really wasn't enough. I know some of the guys were in their first playoff game, so they'll feel a certain level of accomplishment. It was good to be back in the playoffs, we feel like we can do more and deserve more. That's soccer for you though, we didn't play our best soccer in the last month of the season and that got to us. Notwithstanding, it was a great season we got some pieces together and going forward things look very good."
As for his offseason plans, Nyarko will take in most of his rest in his first and second homes.
"I'm going back to Virginia for Thanksgiving to hang out with my adopted family. I've spent everything Thanksgiving with them since I came here so it's always a nice time. After that I'll head back to Ghana through the month of December. I haven't been back since 2009 so it'll be good to get back and see my family."
…and get some rest.